aid: telegram-bot
name: Telegram Bot
description: Simplified HTTP version of the MTProto API for bots
url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-29'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Social
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
tags:
- Social
- Public APIs
apis:
- name: Telegram Bot
  description: Simplified HTTP version of the MTProto API for bots
  humanURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  baseURL: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  tags:
  - Social
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi.yaml
    x-version: 2.6.0
    x-description: 'AsyncAPI 2.6 description of the Telegram Bot API Update delivery surface: HTTPS long-poll via getUpdates
      and HTTPS webhook delivery via setWebhook, with all 23 documented Update fields.'
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/telegram-bot-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- url: https://telegram.org/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com